CAMFT’s History of Heterosexism

2008 2014

Larchmont Associates, Antioch University, Phillips Graduate Institute, Gaylesta &

multiple Chapters send letters & petitions to the CAMFT Board

after it continuously refuses to support marriage & family equality

(all other professional organizations have)~

CAMFT rejects multiple requests

Refuses to Support Marriage& Family Equality

2008to

2009

CAMFT publishesseveral anti-LGBTQ & anti-marriage equality

articles

Summerof

2009

Town Hall meetingswith CAMFT leadership

Endof

2009

Members express outrage and assert needs with

CAMFT leadership at several Town Hall meetings

~CTME

(California Therapists for Marriage Equality)

presents CAMFT with petition of over 1,000 signatures requesting

LGBTQ Cultural Sensitivity~

CAMFT �nally creates statementfor marriage equality butdoes not address other

listed concerns

2010

Challenging, if nothostile

communicationfrom many CAMFT

leaders

CAMFT’s Elections Committeemakes it di�cult for LGBTQ

representatives to be nominated for Board positions

~LGBTQ representatives and

their Allies �nd communicationwith several CAMFT leaders

challenging, if not hostile

2011to

2014

CAMFT rejectstaking stance on SOCE

CAMFT rejects proposals by SFCAMFT and members tomake a statement in support of the APA 2009 Findings

on Sexual Orientation Change E�orts (SOCE)~

Anti-gay NARTH uses CAMFT’s rejection of thisto legitimize their harmful and ine�ective

attempts at changing LGBTQ individuals to straight and cis-gendered

CAMFT �nally includes discrimination against clients in its Ethical Codes butrefuses to make a strong and speci�c statement against practicing SOCE

~ CAMFT �ghts legislation, SB 1172, banning therapists using SOCE on minors,

despite member advocacy~

While most other professional organizations moved from opposing SB1172 to supporting it, CAMFT maintains a neutral stance